Filed under: Household, Networking
It took them a year and a half, but Hawking Technologies has finally started shipping the HomeRemote, that net-enabled Z-Wave controller that can be acessed via any web browser — even a cellphone browser. Looking a little sleeker than before, the $229 box serves as the master controller for all those Z-Wave […]

Filed under: Desktops
Well, we’re getting closer to another Stevenote and the Apple rumor mill is at full tilt, so take this one with a huge grain of salt, but the team over at AppleInsider says they “sincerely believe” that the Mac Mini is about to be discontinued. Citing sources for whom they have the “utmost […]

Filed under: Robots
The Army’s FireScout robotic helicopter passed its engine tests today, marking another step on the road for the US armed forces to move away from the sort-of-cute “RC car with a big gun” school of military robotics to the sort-of-terrifying “Skynet becomes self-aware at 2:14 A.M., August 29th” school of deathbots. The robochopper, […]

Filed under: GPSAccording to what appears to be a promotional flyer for Garmin’s new lineup of eTrex devices, the company will be launching four new handhelds this fall, three of which will boast Galileo-readiness. The Venture HC looks to be the lone bandit sans Galileo support, but does sport 24MB of internal memory, USB connectivity, […]

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
We know there are many costs associated with the complicated process of screw production — especially the process of fabricating special screws — but this $82 unit really hurts. Although to be fair, the above Sony screw might not have been Sony itself screwing a customer, but rather some screwball retailer drilling […]

Filed under: Desktops, Home Entertainment
In case you missed its debut at WinHEC, we’ve got a few pics of Microsoft’s Windows Home Server reference design to get your gadget juices swishing. The mini “hockeypuck” sports a green halo (or is it Halo?) to indicate a healthy system. Presumably, it then switches to a red ring of […]

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
Man, you gotta love it when Apple and Microsoft take these little swipes at each other. Rex Sorgatz apparently visited Microsoft’s Zune HQ and spotted this plastic “iPod Amnesty Bin” sitting at the entrance, complete with its not-so-subtle message. We’re leaning towards the Microsoft stunt end of things (you think […]

Filed under: Gaming
Meet Adam McConnell: Wii enthusiast… future criminal. See the wee lamb purposely (this time) smashed his father’s 42-inch plasma after losing in Wii sports. Father Brian left the lad alone playing tennis to get the boy a drink — presumably, a pint. While in the kitchen the father “heard two big bangs.” Brian […]

Filed under: Gaming, PeripheralsNVIDIA’s been dancing around the general-purpose processor market for a while now — we’ve heard reports that the company is developing an x86 chip, and it bought PortalPlayer last year for $357 million. Well, at this year’s Microprocessor Forum the company took another small step by announcing that the final release of […]

Filed under: TransportationAh, Texas. Home to internet hunting, overhead bananas, and WiFi’ed rest stops, the Lonestar State will set yet another precedent by passing a bill onto the governor that would ban speeding cameras and require warning signs to be posted around red-light cameras. Yes, the same state that wanted transponders in every single car […]